In a near-future Hanoi under Chinese occupation, gangster Lin Vu investigates a game designer's murder linked to a VR simulation rewriting Vietnam's war history.
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In a near-future Hanoi under Chinese occupation, gangster Lin Vu investigates a game designer's murder linked to a VR simulation rewriting Vietnam's war history.
Altered Carbon and The Wind-Up Girl meet Apocalypse Now in this fast-paced, intelligent, action-driven cyberpunk, probing questions of memory, identity and the power of narratives. Lin ‘The Silent One’ Vu is a gangster in Chinese-occupied Hanoi, living in the steaming, paranoid alleyways of the 36 Streets. Born in Vietnam, raised in Australia, everywhere she is an outsider. Through grit and courage, Lin has carved a place for herself in the Hanoi underworld under the tutelage of Bao Nguyen, who ...
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No sexual content depicted
Frequent graphic depictions of gang violence, murders, brutal fights, and action sequences central to the plot
Recurring use of strong profanity and coarse language in dialogue and narration
Depictions of alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking, and drug use in the criminal underworld setting
No LGBTQIA+ representation present
No religious themes present
No witchcraft or occult elements
No evidence found in available sources.
Central themes of colonialism, Chinese occupation, war trauma, historical revisionism, and cultural identity
No self-harm or suicide depicted
Portrayals of personal trauma, systemic oppression under occupation, and gang-related cruelty
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